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97. Why Overthinking is Keeping You Stuck - and You Still Don't Move

Bounce Back, Black Woman! | Healing, Personal Growth, & Resilience
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🎙️ EPISODE 97 – Why Overthinking is Keeping You Stuck - and You Still Don't Move Do you replay conversations, second-guess your decisions, imagine worst-case scenarios, and still end up feeling paralyzed? This week on Bounce Back, Black Woman!, Coach Del dives into the exhausting mental loop of overthinking — and the fear that often sits underneath it. What feels like “being careful” is sometimes anxiety, self-doubt, and fear of failure quietly keeping you from taking action. If your mind has been buffering like a broken internet link, this episode is for you. In this episode, we discuss: Why overthinking often starts with fear, not confusion The connection between anxious thoughts and feeling emotionally overwhelmed How assumptions and “what ifs” spiral into mental paralysis Powerful self-coaching questions to interrupt fear-based thinking Why you do not need to have everything figured out before taking the next step 📘 Resources & Next Steps: 🧠 Take the “How Stuck Are You?” Quiz [HERE] 💓 Get the BOUNCE BACK Podcast Companion Journal [HERE] ✨ Visit BOUNCEBACKBLACKWOMAN.COM

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